![]() Why does the narrator decide that if she can't make art (she tells Reva she has no talent), then she'll become art. If you were Reva, the narrator's friend, what would you do or say to the narrator? What do you make of Reva?ħ. Did some (many?) of the narrator's observations and quips ("Caffeine was my exercise") get you laughing? How would you describe her type of humor?Ħ. Why might the author have chosen to set her story in this particular time, in New York City, and right before the World Trade Center cataclysm? In what way does your knowledge of what is to come (9/11) affect your reading experience or your understanding of the book?ĥ. Talk about the state of the world (at least in the U.S) during the year the narrator is checking out how does the author portray the era? We know that 9/11 is around the corner. Follow-up to Question 2: The narrator says she's seeking "great transformation." But what kind of transformation-from what … into what?Ĥ. What then is her reason for wanting to sleep the year away? Her motive isn't suicide, so what is she trying to escape … or find?ģ. ![]() On the surface, our narrator seems to have it all-good looks, money, education, and a Manhattan apartment. What do you think of our narrator? Is she mentally ill? Or is she the sanest character you've ever come across in literature? Perhaps she's something in between.Ģ. We'll add publisher questions if and when they're available in the meantime, use our LitLovers talking points to start a discussion of MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION … then take off on your own:ġ.
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